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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of traditional beads do followers of the Dalai Lama use to pray?

2. What paradox surrounding loneliness does the Dalai Lama speak of in Part II?

3. What does the Dalai Lama say genuine friendship is based upon?

4. What is mental immunity, according to the Dalai Lama?

5. What is the Buddhist tradition of eating that the Dalai Lama follows?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what does the Dalai Lama advise for people who are grieving lost loved ones?

2. In Part II, what is the meaning of Archbishop Tutu's phrase "you are a masterpiece in the making" (92)?

3. In Part II, what distinction does Archbishop Tutu draw between hope and optimism?

4. In Part II, what does the Dalai Lama identify as the connection between fear and anger?

5. In Part II, what is one thought the Dalai Lama thinks people should remember in terms of the world population to stave off loneliness?

6. In Part II, what does Abrams learn about Archbishop's Tutu methods of calming himself when the two are stuck in bad traffic?

7. In Part I, why does Archbishop Tutu wonder how the Dalai Lama is not morose?

8. In Part II, what do both the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu advise as a way of handling one's worries?

9. In Part I, what frightening personal story does Abrams share about his own family?

10. In Part II, what is the main difference between how the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu advise people to handle feelings of envy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What distinctions does the Dalai Lama emphasize to ensure that those who forgive past traumas are not harmed again by the very act of forgiveness? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How were Archbishop Desmond Tutu's ideas and concepts of forgiveness shaped by his work in South Africa as one of the leaders of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission following the end of apartheid? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How would you explain the so-called "paradox of happiness" that the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu discuss on page 261? Write an essay explaining your answer, and explore how this concept relates to the pillars of joy in general.

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